As a prelude to the discussion about the risks of Swimrun on the body, it seems essential to present this activity in full expansion in Europe and throughout the world. There were 40 races in Europe (2-3 countries maximum) but today there are more than 50 events in France alone. France being the second nation after Sweden the cradle of the discipline in terms of race and competitor. But this …

Besides the wetsuits shoes are the most important item in swimrunning. First of all they have to fit and to be comfortable for you. Furthermore it is interesting how the shoes work on different grounds – stone, forest trails and narrow paths – both dry and wet. As you’re going to swim with it (most of us will do so) it’s also a question of draining the water and performing …

“To all whom it may concern:” Robert Henry Wallace Dunlop wrote already in 1876 and little did he know that his letter to the US Patent Office would come to affect swimming from that moment on, up until today. What Robert had invented was the heart-shaped swim paddle with accompanied swim fins. After years of field testing he felt confident that his hand-and-foot-plate invention would “help improve human locomotion in …

Wetsuits are arguably the most important piece of equipment in swimrun training and racing. It should provide good buoyancy, keep you warm in the water but also be easy to run in on land and to ventilate or ‘cab down’ (fold down the upper part) in hot conditions. This is the major difference compared to regular triathlon or open water wetsuits, only used for swimming. A good swimrun wetsuit should …

Background In 2016 Colting wetsuits entered the swimrun market with several products. Led by Jonas Colting, a well know ultraman winner and swimrunner, the brand aims at the high-end of the market. We (WoS) have previously tested and evaluated their wetsuit and used their swimrun Calfs with success in many races, including a 4th position at this year’s ÖtillÖ. Colting’s latest contribution to their swimrun line is the Swimpants SP01. …

2016 Team Reports Team Ultraswimrun Motivation – What drives you forward during an endurance race like ÖtillÖ? Getting back to swimrun-shape after child birth Team Happy Swimrun by Orca Team Happy Swimrun by Orca part 3 – Our plot Team Happy Swimrun by Orca part 2 – Goals for the season Team Happy Swimrun by Orca part I – Introduction Team Headswimming Team Headswimming – ÖtillÖ 2016 preparations Team Kattegatt Kattegatt …

Within us all lives an adventurer. You just have to let him out. The seed for swimrun adventures was planted already in 2009 when I started to train for my first ÖtillÖ race. Not really knowing how to prepare for this new challenge, my partner and I did as the originals, swimrun-exploring the islands in- and around or summerhouse along the course. These training explo’s grew longer and later transformed …

It does not happen often but this event left me lost for words. I will try anyway but do not expect something objective here… We arrived on our bikes (a decision that probably did not lead to the fastest legs in the race :o) on Friday night around 7, when organiser Janne was just finishing the course marking in front of the Lodge we had booked ourselves into. He stopped, …

We interviewed Francois-Xavier Li from World of Swimrun and Swimrun France on his experience of the inaugural Llanberis swimrun race.W: Hi Fix. You came in second in mixed, congratulations! Fix: Thanks! W: We do short race reports that go beyond the stats and give people a feeling for different races to help swim-runners pick races best suited for them. So to kick-off on this theme, how was the race? Can …

We all have our sweet spots for all types of training and when it comes to swimrun, on of the best places we know of is Hellasgården in Stockholm, Sweden. Easily accessible, only a 30 minute bike ride from the city center (bicycle lane all the way), you will find yourself in the Nacka nature reserve which is connected to Tatty nature reserve, making it one of the biggest in all …